Are Motorsbikes Gradually Forbidden in Your City?

I do pity those motorists especially those who have just bought their brand new vehicles. Anyhow your government is doing a good deed as to provide compensation by having certain reasonable recycled programs. I understand the authority implement is for the sake of environmental health as to reduce contamination and congestion in certain huge cities with their over whelming populations. Or it might be the proper measure to take as approaching towards the coming Olympic Games. In my country the situations in the big towns are very much more better as the populations are not as dense as your country. In my town people are still cycling with their bikes enjoying the fresh air as well as having physical exercises at the meanwhile.

With the influx of population due to boom in IT industry, the youngsters preferably male folks have taken fancy in riding motorbikes to the office and back. Hence the population of bikes have almost increased by 50% than what it was couple of years ago. It contributes to noise pollution besides air pollution.

I didn't aware of such policy happening in your country until I had read it in your discussion. It surprise me, but it's beneficial to both the people in your country and the environment. I heard the public transport system in these cities are splendid and thus the citizen could enjoy conveniences offered by the mass transport facilities. Therefore, it's less necessary for them to own their personal transport. In our country, the public transport system is still very primitive and not strategic at all. The government doesn't enforce any law to recycle the motorbikes as well. It's a very dangerous vehicle on the road, because a lot of accidents are caused by irresponsible motorists and many had lost thier lives on the road due to their recklessness. Compared to a car, a motorbike offer much less protection and the motorists have much higher chances of getting hurt or worse still, fatality, when they fell off the bike or being knocked by heavy vehicles. But without the bikes, most low income will suffer because our public transport system doesn't offer the same conveniences at the same cost. I hope our authority here will keep on improving the mass transport system until we no longer need our own transport.

O! god.. god..it is a long time that i responded a topic from you, as nowadays i have turned inconsistent here in mylot. In India, the two wheeler population especially the bike segments increase 100% every year,but still no steps are taken by the government to tackle the problems as said by you.But i think certainly some measures must be initiated in near future to reduce these problems.

Motorbikes are not forbidden here in Italy, they are the most common vehicle in the streets. There are so many cars and so little parking spots so motorbikes are people's favorite vehicle because they are small and you can park them anywhere. Unfortunately, people on the motorbikes think that they can drive as they want and that they can go before the cars so they are very dangerous sometimes.

There is no any restriction in here.Here means,I live in Kerala in India. It is good to controle the number of motor bikes.Because it is not a safe vehicle to use and as you said it will make troubles in traffic(even though I own a motor bike). As in Jappan we also have to encourage the bikes with out motor engine.They are not make pollussion.THanks

No, they are not forbidden. But probably this is a good idea graduately to reduce them too. Not just because this reduces the risk for the other, but also because of ecological reasons.

The motorcycle started to be banned in Guangzhou since last year. I can't say it is not a good idea. As sometimes the bad guys use the motorcycle to rob people. On the other hand, I think it is inconvenient for some people who need to have a motorcycle for work. As you know, not many people can afford to have a car yet.

No motor bikes are still freely roaming our streets, in the city too. What would be the point anyway to restrict them in the cities?

Hi William, I live in Guangzhou, and the Motobikes are forbidden since Jan.2007, it did have helped a lot for the environment from the noise, robbery, traffic accident etc. Andy

No but sometimes my mom wishes they were. So many accidents happen with people on motorcycles. Sometimes they act as if they have more rights than people in cars and don't care about anyone else.

Hi William! So you're chinese, I didn't know that. Best wishes for olympic games! I don't think they will never ban motorbikes here in Italy. They are a sort of an italian brand, and used mostly by people who want to *avoid* traffic. I can't stand them by the way cos when I'm stuck in the traffic there are always motorbikes surpassing my by every angle.